Railway-tie plate and rail-fastener.



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RAILWAY TIB PLATE AND RAIL FASTENER..

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A, o. M'GDONALD.

RA'TLWAY TIE PLATE AND RAIL PASTENER..

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1912.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.l

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RAILWAY- TIE PLATE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.`

Application filed January 20, 1912. Serial No. 672,380.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, ARTHU'R O. MoDoN-- ALD, citizen of thel United States, residing at McCook, in the county of Redwillow and State of Nebraska., have invented certain newand useful Improvements in .Railway- Tie Plates and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railways, and has for one of its objects to provide a simply constructed device for securing the rails to the ties and supporting the saine from lateral movement especially on curves.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is readily adapted to straight sections of track or curves withoutchange in structure either' of the rails or the ties and without change of structure in the fastening device.v

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed device whereby the two rails may be readily coupledv and thereby mutually supported.

With these and other objects in view, the invention' consists 1n certain novel features' of construction as hereafter shown and dcscribed, and then specifically pointed out inthe claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention: Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a railway road bed including-a section of a straight track and the adjoining section of a curved track with the improvement ap plied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the blank from which the improved rail plate is constructed; Figs is a .perspective view of a portion of one of the rail coupling bars. Fig. 5 is a detail view representilrig a Amodification in' the construction. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views o? the drawings by the same reference. characters. l

The improved device may be applied to 'any of the various forms ofties-and rails in common use. When lappliedto ordinary wood ties the improved device will lbe se` cured tothe ties by the ordinary railway spikes, but may be boltedor otherwise scoured, and when employed in connection with metal ties or ties constructed from nia-` terial other than wood, suitable clamp bolts will be employed, but as the fastening means forms no parti of the present invention it is not deemed necessary to illustrate the dif* ferent vforms of these devices employed. For the purposeof illustration a section of a conventional railway track is shown comprising the wood ties 10 and rails 11. The improved device vis designed to be employed wherever rail plates upon curved and lstrai ht sections of track, and the same form 'of pglate will be employed beneath the rails upon both straight and curved portions, that the plates-are differently secured and applied when used upon curved sections of track than when used upon straight sections of track, and for the purposeof illustration the device is shown connected in various Ways to illustrate its operation and application.

The improved device comprises in general a main-plate 12, preferably of less width than the tie 10, and bearing beneath the rail 11. .The portion of the plate which is lo cated beneath the rail is imperforate or solid and is formed with spaced clefts in the ends whereby a relatively long tongue 18 is produced at one end of theplate and a relatively short tongue 141 at. the other end. The shorter tongue 14 is bent up at right angles to the body of the plate and is designed to bear against the iiange of the rail at one side, while the longer tongue 13 is designed to be bent over the rail fiange at the opposite side andlikewise bent to conform to and bearagainst a portion of the vertical web of the rail as represented in Fig. 2. The portions of the n late-at the sides of the clefts are perforate to receive the holding spikes or other fastening devices, and generally fpur of he apertures will be employed as represented in Fig. 3.. The vportions of the plate the end which contains the. shorter tongue 14 are bent into loops or bearings 15 to receive a holding bolt 16, the latter being slotted at one end to receive a key 18, the object to be hereinafter explained. As before stated, the plate 12 is of less width than the tie 10 u on which it is employed so that the hol ing spikes vor other fastening devices will enter the tic at a considerable distance from its edges, so'that no danger exists of splitting 'are required and both.

the only difference being ie 7i/"lien employed upon'curved sections of curved sections of track, the longer tongues a single piece land comprises n. main bod ess ` proveddevice is ythat by employing the imconventionally at 22 in Fig. l, and when 'ofthe saine thickness and about oned'ialf or tive.

5.4 cui! the road bed is subjected, new spikes may be driven through and thus renew the unoccupied apertures, life of the. fastener.

track Where tbe traclr is subjected to severe lateral strains. each plate will k'enerally be rovided with four of tliebol ing sprites. en the improved device is employed upon 13 will be located externally of the outside rail and internally ot the inside ruil, as represented in. Figi l. Ey this arrangement the bolts 16 will `both be located between 'tbe rails, and are utilized to support tie bers whereby eaclr' opposite pair 5f the plates ere coupled.` Euch. tie bar is formed from portion 1,9 with bee-rings 20 near the en s and with the portions 21 of each ba' externally or' the bearing,- entended over the upper face of 'the lienge o tbe rail to assist inholding the seine upon the tie. By this simule means tbe tie lates are coupled and tbebolding force of t e tie plete und inside ruil utilized to assist in holding the tie plate with the outside rail, and -tlius ei'lcctually reventing displacement under the severe lateral strains to which 'they are necessarily subjected under the impact of the locomotive moving at high speed/from e straight section or truck upon. a curved section of track. lf required extra sets of the plates may be employed between the ties as represented thus employed holding spikes will not. be required., the plates being held at one eide by the relatively long tongues 13 and at tlnf' other side by the projecting terminale 21 ot' the bare.v The nietes and bars may. be oi any suitable thickness, but will generally oe iive-eigbtlis of an inch and preferably of steel and out and bent into' the required liape. llt will thus be obvious that the rails are firmly supported from spreading or creeping, especially Wlicn employed upon curved portionsoo the track where the se verest strains always occur. The improved ldevice firmly braces the. reils from both sidesri and thereby eifedtually prevents any tend` ency of the railsI to spread or bre-ak under tbe impact of the rapidly inovinh locomo- Arnotlier advantage gained by the improved fastening device the rails may be coupled together Without reference to the ties, es tor instance in constructing temponoemer rargi truck around wrecks to enable the tra c to `Qroeeed while the wreckage is being cleared away.

Another advantage of the improved device is that the switch rails may be readily counled and firmly supported und all danger of isplaceindnt prevented.

lr" required the bars 19 may be provided with a plurality of spire apertures to enebletliem to be firmly connected to tlieties in localities Where abnormal strains are liable to be encountered. Under other circumstances relatively short bers 1T moy be employed with the bearing 20 and extension 2l at end only and providing the short ened bars with apertures to receive holding spikes es represented. at 2,3, as shown in Fig. 5. l 4

Haring time described tbe invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. As e. new article of manufacture, e tie plate having en 'iinperforate intermediate portion and with a plurality oi longitudi nelly directed tongues4 et the ends, tbe inten mediate tongues being bent to form rail-engaging braces and the outer tongues aper- Y tured to receive fastening devices, said aperzongies bein further bent into bear# ings to r# eine "nel ing rods.

2. A. ruil fastener comprising tie plates adapted to engage beneath the opposite rails and. with longitudinally directed.` ton.,ues, the intermediate tongues being bent to orm rail-engaging braces and the outer tongues' aperturod to receive fastening devices and with holding rodreoeiving bearings, and a. tie member connected to each opposite pair of said. holding rods.

3. e. rail iueyenerj comprising tie plates adapted to engage beneath the opposite rails und with longitudinally directed tongues, tbe intermediate tongues being bent to form rait-engaging braces und the outer tongues aperture. to receive fastening devices and with 'holding rod-receiving bearings and a tie member adapted to bear at the ends neon the tielanges of the opposite rails and with epertured lugs engaging said holding rods. 4d. A. ruil fastener comprisingl a tie plate having e brace adapted to engage against a rail at one endend with a bearing at 'the other end, and a bar adapted to bear upon a tie and extended `for engagement over the tieiienge of a rail, said bar being pivoted to said plate bearing.

5. The combination with a railway track includino' the .rails end ties, ot' tie plates `bearing between the ties and rails and with benrmge at one end and rail braces at the othenends, andA bars pivoted to said bearings and extended at the ends to bear over the tie flanges of the rails.

6. Tbecolnbiuation with a railway track includin the rails and tics, or' tie plates bearing etWeen the ties and rails and With extended vat .the

'.said barstothe tie K 7. rail 'fastener comprising s; tie plate having braces' adaptedtoengage against a railand- 4 -e11d, Vand a bar vadapted t9 bear upon@ tin with@ bearing extending 'frpm one. 

